#henry abdicates

[mulderscully]

I still remember what you said to that little girl in the hospital about Luke Skywalker: "He's proof that it doesn't matter where you come from or who your family is." Sweetheart, you're proof too.

[geonbaeeee]

Red, White & Something Blue ❤️🤍💙

“Husbands” ✨

[yrsonpurpose]

nick: doing the most filthiest, scandalous and outrageous things on set

also nick:

[meraki-yao]

RWRB: Prince Henry = Princess Diana

If someone were to compare Henry to an irl royalty, many would immediately say Prince Harry. In that Variety interview with Nick, even the interviewer asked Nick if Henry was a gay version of Harry. And the association is understandable, the clearest similarity being falling for an American, and being the spare.

But hear me out.

I think Henry's counterpart is actually Princess Diana.

I went to visit my high school two weeks ago and had a chat with my best friend (a budding actress studying at NYU Tisch) and the principal (a lovely British gentleman who's willing to spend time talking to students, he greets us at the school gate every morning, and I really like and respect him) and we talked a bit about the British monarchy because we were talking about historical fiction and I mentioned the crown

And my principal (who was still living in the UK and presumably a young adult when the whole Diana thing was happening) mentioned that the monarchy used to be really isolated and closed off (granted except for state events which are still not that accessible, and occasional rebels like the Duke of Windsor and Princess Margaret) But when Diana joined the royal family, she brought a lot more public attention to the monarchy. People started paying more attention to the royal family because of her.

And she used that extra attention to shed light on causes that the crown previously didn't touch on, perhaps most notably AIDS by hugging a patient during a time when people were afraid to even approach them.

Diana didn't fit into the pre-existing, and perhaps cold mould of the monarchy. She wasn't a typical bride for the heir. (No queen consort is truly "weak" but Diana was really stubborn especially regarding how to raise her children) And honestly, while personally I think the whole marriage issue is really unfortunate circumstances and there's no singular villain, the royal family could have been a lot kinder to her.

But despite everything, and perhaps partly because she didn't fit in as well, she managed to change things for the better.

Prince William took after his mother's efforts to shed light on marginalized groups or topics that need to be addressed: he's the first royal to appear in a gay magazine, he's currently doing a couple projects tackling homelessness, he and Princess Kate have a couple of projects regarding mental health and anti-bullying, he founded the earth-shot prize etc. And so much of what he (and his wife) does is following Diana's footsteps. The monarchy, at the very least the Wales is more of a public servant than a mere figurehead now.

Now let's look at Henry.

Henry's the odd one out by being gay, but also by not being the traditional figure of masculinity that his monarchy held by: Henry's a writer, a historian, a hapless romantic. It's harsher in the book (and I've written an essay before on the movie's version of Henry's grandfather being genuinely worried about Henry not being accepted by the public and getting hurt as opposed to the Queen in the book who's just a homophobic bitch for the sake of it), but in both, we see how terrible Philip and the Queen's insults to him was. In both, the monarchy was not accepting of his differences, and in the book, they were straight-up cruel. They very deliberately hurt them. (His situation in the books is more black and white than Diana's situation)

He wanted to work with Pez's foundation on LGBT youth shelters long before he came out. His outing, despite being an invasion of privacy, led to the mass pride protests. By officially announcing Alex as his boyfriend/suitor, and later creating/joining LGBT charities, he's giving support and a platform for the LGBT community.

In the movie it's implied that their monarchy is more closed off and like our world's old monarchy (Henry's children's hospital visits are private endeavours, and he mentioned being stuck "doing mindless ribbon-cutting" while Alex is out there changing the world, which implies his jobs is more the ceremonial stuff)

So just like Diana, Henry was not accepted by the monarchy/royal family but eventually used his position to shed light on those in need, using the monarchy's influence for positive change.

There are a couple more parallels:

In the book, Henry has blonde hair and blue eyes and so does Diana

In the movie, Henry was named "the Prince of England's Heart" just as Diana was called "the Queen of People's Hearts"

And I don't know if this was a deliberate design on Nick's part but

(these are the best gifs I can find that demonstrate what I'm trying to show, a better parallel would be the shot of Henry looking at Alex through his eyelashes when Pez was introducing himself to Nora but I can't find a gif of it)

TL DR: Henry will have the same role/position/significance to his world's monarchy as Diana did with our world's royal family

And honestly, I think Diana would have loved him.

tagging @lfg1986-2 because you mentioned you were looking forward to this one, hope you like it!

[degreeofdisorder]

as someone who's both a staunch anti monarchist irl and yet is obsessed with fictional modern royalty stories, it is truly one of my greatest pleasures to know that they all end with the same conclusion: monarchies are unsustainable in the modern era and they're bad for everyone involved. and the happiest ending possible is freeing the royals from their shackles. bonus points if they abdicate for love. it's just so good. i eat it up every time.

[bigquestionmark]

henry abdicates and alex tweets something like “he may not be a prince but hes still the king of my heart <3” and gets so viciously bullied he deactivates his account

[alexsleftbicep]

IF I SPEAK?????

[david-the-beagle]

fic idea:

Mary steals Henry's dog because her grandson is too attached to the animal and she thinks it makes him soft. In her eyes, getting rid of David will toughen Henry up.

She gets someone beholden to her in the Palace to steal David , destroy his collar and remove his micro chip then dump him in the country near farm land. Make it look like a runaway hunting hound.

Lucky for Henry and David, a nosy American , in the right place at the right time, sees the dog being unceremoniously shoved out of a black tinted SUV, and goes to investigate.

[rosealiceroyal]

"And that's when Henry knows: He doesn't ever want to go back."

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"This is very formal," she says eventually. "Sending a request for an audience with your grandmother."

"Yes, well, this needs to be done formally," Henry says, "it needs to be done right."

And in that moment Henry sees his mother stiffen a little beside him and he knows she's realised. She's put the pieces together. If he's not here to ask for permission to marry then—

Henry takes a deep breath, rolls his shoulders back to lift him up to full height, and draws on all the courage he can muster. "I have come to inform you that I wish to abdicate," he says, just as he'd written and rehearsed, "and I would therefore like to petition Parliament as soon as possible."

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Title is from Alexander Hamilton's letter on foreign policy. Because what else could I use?

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Book canon compliant.

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[chelleisamazing]

So apparently, the RWRB sequel is a reality now??? Idk I still don't wanna get too excited I feel like I wont really believe it until I see the fucking trailer 😭❤️

[chaoswillcalmusdown]

i'm assuming the biggest demography for rwrb is americans bc there's a shocking lack of henry watching football (or supporting some london team) in the fanfic

[fireinyourkiss]

tagged by @oneawkwardcookie for a Seven Sentence Sunday meets WIP Wednesday combo. thank youuu 💗 as is usual lately, this is from the RWRB abdication fic lol 😩💞

Henry hums and the vibrations sting his throat thrillingly in the dead of the night. There’s a smile pulling at his lips. He lays his fingers back on the keys, gently playing a few chords as he waits for Alex to settle himself beside Henry on the bench. Alex shuffles a bit in his place before cushioning his head on Henry’s shoulder. One of his ankles hooks itself around Henry’s own. “Why don’t you change me at all costs,” Henry resumes singing. He goes slower this time, careful not to dislodge the warmth of Alex from his side. The night is serene, quiet, a bubble of their own. Everything feels theirs somehow in that moment. Created and twirling just for them. “Starlight, star-crossed.”

even though i've been pretty much dead on here lately, i'm going to tag a few writer mutuals: @bisexualchimneyhan @madneyfiles and @paranoidbean. 💗

[captainjunglegym]

is it really called abdication if you're not a sitting monarch?

[meraki-yao]

I was randomly reading some royalty stuff out of boredom and then I realized Henry is eligible to be a Counsellor of State-

(Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom the monarch can delegate royal functions to prevent delay or difficulty in the dispatch of public business in the case of their illness (except total incapacity) or of their intended or actual absence from the United Kingdom )

I don't why that feels so weird to me but it does

Like, the movie, maybe even the book doesn't make a deal out of it but the royal family does hold a degree of national authority other than the charity stuff which really only started to pick up steam with Diana; but to think that functionally Henry, as the son of the heir apparent actually does hold these authorities kinda... feels weird? Not a bad thing, but like, dude.

Again I'm wondering if movie Henry doesn't abdicate and gets married what would Alex's dukedom title be

[seachranaidhe]

'Nostradamus forecast King Charles III will abdicate and be replaced by surprise king, claimed author'.

‘Nostradamus forecast King Charles III will abdicate and be replaced by surprise king, claimed author’.

http://seachranaidhe-irishandproud.blogspot.com/2022/09/nostradamus-forecast-king-charles-iii.html

[lucidpillows]

Henry Fox for his first book signing, also his first official appearance since the abdication

📷: Alex Claremont-Diaz